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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Capital

Learn what financial capital means
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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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